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thaikef nar tiøh eng gutøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Why use a cattle knife to kill a chicken? ─ Great talent can be used for better purpose or for greater results

殺雞焉用牛刀

🗣u: Lie tiøh'aix zaq ho'svoax khix, m'tuo'hør løh'ho tø eng e tiøh. 你著愛紮雨傘去，毋拄好落雨就用會著。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你要帶雨傘去，萬一下雨就用得到。

🗣u: Texng m'tiøh sor'zai ee thiq'tefng'ar tiøh eng thiq'tefng'barn barn`khie'laai. 釘毋著所在的鐵釘仔著用鐵釘挽挽起來。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

釘錯地方的鐵釘要用拔釘器拔起來。

🗣u: Lie tit'ciab theh'khix ho`y m'tø hør`aq, nar'tiøh køq eng kiax`ee? 你直接提去予伊毋就好矣，哪著閣用寄的？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你直接拿去給他不就好了，幹嘛還要用寄的？

🗣u: Siok'gie korng, “Hør'giah m'tat'tiøh e ciah, hør'mia m'tat'tiøh iorng'kvia.” Cvii zhwn køq'khaq ze, na bøo ciah'hog, syn'thea køq bøo iorng'kvia, ma bøo'lo'eng. 俗語講：「好額毋值著會食，好命毋值著勇健。」錢賰閣較濟，若無食福，身體閣無勇健，嘛無路用。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

俗話說：「富有不如能享口福，命好不如身體健康。」錢存得再多，若不能享受口福，身體又不健康，也是罔然。

🗣u: Lie na beq khuy'tiaxm be chiuo'ky'ar, tiøh'aix toex e tiøh khøf'ky teq hoad'tiern ee sog'to, m'thafng “koex'sii be lah'jit”, khix be ie'zar hid ciorng bøo bang'lo kofng'leeng`ee, cid'mar cyn harn'tid khvoax'tiøh u laang teq eng`aq. 你若欲開店賣手機仔，著愛綴會著科技咧發展的速度，毋通「過時賣曆日」，去賣以早彼種無網路功能的，這馬真罕得看著有人咧用矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你如果想開店販售手機，就得追上科技發展的速度，不要「賣過期的日曆」，賣以前那種沒有網路功能的手機，現在很少看到有人使用了。

zad teq eng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zad teq eng [[...]] 

economize

省著用

• Gøeqkib iawbøe niar, cvii tiøh zad teq eng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goeh'kib iao'boe niar, cvii tiøh zad teq eng.; Gøeh'kib iao'bøe niar, cvii tiøh zad teq eng. [[...]] 
  Economize until we are paid this month's salary.
  薪水還未領, 錢得省著用。

zawsiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'siarm [[...]] 

escape, avoid, keep out of the way, secretly neglect one's duty

走避

• Eng'axm tiøh y kor'mee, y bøextaxng zawsiarm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Efng'axm tiøh y kox'mee, y be'taxng zao'siarm.; Efng'axm tiøh y kox'mee, y bøe'taxng zao'siarm. [[...]] 
  It is his turn to be on duty tonight, he can not avoid it.
  今晚該他值夜,他不能走避。

chiarng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiarng [[...]] 

hop along, walk with much difficulty as with a lame or sore leg

獨腳跳

• Y cit khaf teq thviax, tiøh iong chiarng ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cit khaf teq thviax, tiøh iong chiarng ee. [[...]] 
  He has to hop, because one leg is injured
  他一隻腳傷了, 得用獨腳跳。

• Øee cit khaf bøo`khix, soaq tiøh eng chiarng ee khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ee cit khaf bøo`khix, soaq tiøh eng chiarng ee khix.; Øee cit khaf bøo`khix, soaq tiøh eng chiarng ee khix. [[...]] 
  I'm missing one shoe, I have to get there by skipping.
  鞋子掉了一隻,結果得用獨腳跳著去。

zu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu [[...]] 

cushion, furnish with padding, any material used to reduce jarring, friction

墊,襯墊

• Te'kofhvi na siøf, tiøh eng chiwkyn zu le. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tee'kor'hvi na siøf, tiøh eng chiuo'kyn zu le. [[...]] 
  If the handle of a kettle is hot, you must use your handkerchief.
  要是茶壺把手太燙,得用手帕墊著。

zwnzad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zurn'zad [[...]] 

use in duly limited proportion (as money, food), be moderate

斟酌,節制

• Eng cvii eng mih tiøh (u) zwnzad. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng cvii eng mih tiøh (u) zurn'zad. [[...]] 
  You should be moderate in the use of money or resources.
  用錢用物要有節制。

jiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiaf [[...]] 

cover, to screen, to shade, to shield, conceal, shut, intercept, to block

遮

• Thang'af'mngg tiøh eng pox jiaf lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thafng'ar'mngg tiøh eng pox jiaf lef. [[...]] 
  You must cover the window with a cloth.
  窗戶要用布遮住。

• Hid kefng zhux ho chiuar jiaf lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kefng zhux ho chiu'ar jiaf lef. [[...]] 
  That house is screened off by trees.
  那間房子被樹遮住。

thaikef nar tiøh eng gu'tøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'kef nar tiøh eng guu'tøf; thaai'køef nar tiøh eng guu'tøf [[...]] 

Why use a cattle knife to kill a chicken? — Great talent can be used for better purpose or for greater results

殺雞焉用牛刀

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